Cab forward
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The term cab forward refers to various rail and road vehicle designs that place the driver's compartment substantially farther towards the front than is common practice.
Southern Pacific 4294 on display at the California State Railroad Museum
DRG Baureihe 05 #05 003 in 1937
Italian cab-forward locomotive, group 670
Mallet compound locomotive, Southern Pacific Railroad
Steam locomotive
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A steam locomotive is a type of locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material to heat water in
LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard is officially the fastest steam locomotive, reaching 126 mph (203 km/h) on 3 July 1938.
JŽ 06-018 steam locomotive, in Ljubljana, Slovenia
LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman was the first steam locomotive to officially reach 100 mph (160 km/h), on 30 November 1934.
Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 is the largest operating steam locomotive in the world.